Infrastructure Automation with Terraform
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Infrastructure Automation with Terraform
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Terraform is one of the most recognized infrastructure automation tools that help in addressing various real-life challenges. Infrastructure automation is a reliable instrument for improving productivity, efficiency, and reduction of operational downtime for enterprises. As a result, you can gain better career opportunities with skills in infrastructure automation with Terraform.
This training course helps you develop your skills and knowledge in Terraform. You can learn the skills for developing cloud infrastructure in an effective and reliable manner. In addition, you can also develop the skills for automation of infrastructure by using Terraform for public cloud platforms such as AWS, GCP, and Azure. Therefore, you can become a valuable asset for many enterprises and access many opportunities for career growth. This course contains 5+ hours of training videos. Learners could find a total of 33 lectures in the training course with comprehensive coverage of all topics regarding the implementation of Terraform for infrastructure automation. These lectures are divided into 5 Modules and each module is further split into lessons. The entire course includes Assessments to validate knowledge checks of learners. Also a set of Graded Questions is available at the end of every module. By the end of this course, you will be able to: -Describe how to automate infrastructure on Cloud using Terraform. -Deploy resources on AWS, GCP and Azure using Terraform -Analyze basic to Advanced features available in Terraform -Implement setup and manage infrastructure with Terraform
Welcome to Introduction to Infrastructure Automaton with Terraform. In the first week, we will learn a brief introduction of Terraform as Infrastructure as Code. We will learn comparison of Terraform with other Infrastructure as Code tools and perform installation of Terraform.
What's included
4 videos2 readings3 assignments1 discussion prompt
4 videos•Total 31 minutes
- Introduction to the course•10 minutes
- Comparison of IAC tools •11 minutes
- Terraform Installation•2 minutes
- Terraform State Files•8 minutes
2 readings•Total 20 minutes
- Syllabus Outline•10 minutes
- Week Overview•10 minutes
3 assignments•Total 70 minutes
- Graded Quiz •25 minutes
- Practice Test 1•20 minutes
- Practice Test 2 •25 minutes
1 discussion prompt•Total 10 minutes
- Discussion Prompt •10 minutes
In the second week of the course, we'll learn how to manage and deploy resources on AWS Infrastructure. we'll analyze the importance of Modules. In the end, you will know the steps to configure AWS infrastructure as backend storage
What's included
8 videos1 reading2 assignments
8 videos•Total 78 minutes
- How Terraform Works•8 minutes
- Basic Flow •10 minutes
- Providers •13 minutes
- Deploying Resources to AWS - EC2 & S3•10 minutes
- Input Variables•11 minutes
- Deploying Resources to AWS - launch EC2 instances in the VPC with Internet Gateway•12 minutes
- Output Variables•5 minutes
- Data Sources•8 minutes
1 reading•Total 10 minutes
- Week Overview•10 minutes
2 assignments•Total 40 minutes
- Graded Quiz•20 minutes
- Practice Test 1•20 minutes
In the third week of the course, we'll understand the importance of Modules. We'll also learn the use case of provisioners along with their types. At the end of the week, we'll illustrate working in remote state.
What's included
7 videos1 reading2 assignments
7 videos•Total 85 minutes
- Why and How to Use Modules?•12 minutes
- Calling Remote Modules•11 minutes
- Creating Modules•11 minutes
- Remote State •11 minutes
- Remote State - Working In Teams•10 minutes
- How to use Provisioners•14 minutes
- Types and Details•17 minutes
1 reading•Total 30 minutes
- Week Overview•30 minutes
2 assignments•Total 55 minutes
- Graded Quiz •30 minutes
- Practice Test 1•25 minutes
In the fourth week of the course, we'll explore advanced features of Terraform such as local variables, built-in functions. Also, we'll learn to configure resource dependency with Terraform. In the end you will have clarity to Identify how to override existing configuration using files override concept.
What's included
3 videos1 reading3 assignments1 discussion prompt
3 videos•Total 26 minutes
- Local Values & Built-In Functions•7 minutes
- Overriding, Dependency & Debug•8 minutes
- AWS - Real World Example •11 minutes
1 reading•Total 10 minutes
- Week Overview•10 minutes
3 assignments•Total 60 minutes
- Graded Quiz •30 minutes
- Practice Test 1•20 minutes
- Practice Lab Quiz-AWS•10 minutes
1 discussion prompt•Total 30 minutes
- Hands-On Lab Exercise on ‘Deploying Resources to AWS’•30 minutes
In the fifth week of the course, we'll learn to manage and deploy resources on Google Cloud Platform. We'll also analyze the use of data sources to identify a network created out of Terraform. we'll learn to implement the use of modules from the Terraform registry. In the end you will configure Google Cloud infrastructure as backend storage
What's included
7 videos1 reading3 assignments1 discussion prompt
7 videos•Total 45 minutes
- Configure Authentication & Launch Virtual Machine•7 minutes
- Use Data Sources•4 minutes
- Making use of Modules to create Cloud NAT•6 minutes
- Create NAT Service with External IP•8 minutes
- Create SQL Instance with Private IP•7 minutes
- Create VM instance & Ignite it•6 minutes
- Use Remote Backend on GCP•8 minutes
1 reading•Total 30 minutes
- Week Overview•30 minutes
3 assignments•Total 50 minutes
- Graded Quiz•20 minutes
- Practice Test 1•20 minutes
- Practice Lab Quiz-GCP•10 minutes
1 discussion prompt•Total 30 minutes
- Hands-On Lab Exercise on ‘Deploying Resources to GCP’•30 minutes
In the sixth week of the course, we'll learn to manage and deploy resources on Azure. We'll also analyze the use of data sources to create a Virtual Machine. In the end of the course we will learn to configure Azure infrastructure as backend storage
What's included
4 videos2 readings3 assignments1 discussion prompt
4 videos•Total 38 minutes
- Configure Authentication & Create Virtual Network•12 minutes
- Use Azure Storage as Remote Backend•13 minutes
- Provision a Linux App Service•6 minutes
- Use Data Sources and create a VM•6 minutes
2 readings•Total 40 minutes
- Week Overview•10 minutes
- Key Takeaway from the course•30 minutes
3 assignments•Total 40 minutes
- Graded Quiz •20 minutes
- Practice Test 1•10 minutes
- Practice Lab Quiz- Azure•10 minutes
1 discussion prompt•Total 30 minutes
- Hands-On Lab Exercise on ‘Use Azure Storage as Remote Backend’•30 minutes
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